Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, Vietnamese: Xinh Mun, Chinese: 欣门语) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Ksingmul people of Vietnam and Laos.

Varieties

Jerold Edmondson (2010: 144), citing Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, et al. (1972: 254 ff.), lists 3 major varieties of Ksingmul. Ksingmul Nghệt is the most conservative variety.

Phonology

Source:

Ksingmul Consonants
LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Nasalmnɲŋ
Stopplainptckʔ
aspirated
voicedbdg
Fricativeplainsh
voiced
Approximantwl
Ksingmul Vowels
FrontCentralBack
Closeiɨu
Diphthongɨə
Midəo
Open-midɛɔː
Openä

All monophthongs can be long or short, apart from /ɔː/ which can only be long.

  • Edmondson, Jerold A. 2010. "The Kháng language of Vietnam in comparison to Ksingmul (Xinh-mun)." In Kenneth A. McElhanon and Ger Reesink, A Mosaic of languages and cultures: studies celebrating the career of Karl J. Franklin, 138–154. SIL e-Books, 19. [Dallas]: SIL International.

External links

  • RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
  • http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9380-C@view Ksingmul in RWAAI Digital Archive